Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION
Article 9 - PARIMUTUEL WAGERING
Section 112-9-40a - Tri-superfecta pools

(a) The tri-superfecta requires selection of the first three finishers, in their exact order, in the first of two designated contests and the first four finishers, in exact order, in the second of the two designated contests. Each winning ticket for the first tri-superfecta contest must be exchanged for a free ticket on the second tri-superfecta contest in order to remain eligible for the second-half tri-superfecta pool. Such tickets may be exchanged only at attended ticket windows prior to the second tri-superfecta contest. Winning first-half tri-superfecta tickets shall receive both an exchange and a monetary payoff. Both of the designated tri-superfecta contests shall be included in only one tri-superfecta pool.

(b) After wagering closes for the first-half of the tri-superfecta and the takeout has been deducted from the pool, the net pool then shall be divided into two separate pools: the first-half tri-superfecta pool and the second-half tri-superfecta pool.

(c) In the first tri-superfecta contest only, winning tickets shall be determined using the following precedence, based upon the official order of finish for the first tri-superfecta contest and disregarding all coupled or field entries other than the first contestant of a coupled or field entry to finish:

(d) If no first-half tri-superfecta ticket selects the first three finishers of that contest in exact order, winning ticket holders shall not receive any exchange tickets for the second-half tri-superfecta pool. In such case, the second-half tri-superfecta pool shall be retained and added to any existing tri-superfecta carryover pool.

(e) Winning tickets from the first-half of the tri-superfecta shall be exchanged for tickets selecting the first four finishers of the second-half of the tri-superfecta. The second-half tri-superfecta pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based upon the official order of finish for the second tri-superfecta contest and disregarding all coupled or field entries other than the first contestant of a coupled or field entry to finish:

(f) If a winning first-half tri-superfecta ticket is not presented for cashing and exchange prior to the second-half tri-superfecta contest, the ticket holder may still collect the monetary value associated with the first-half tri-superfecta pool, but forfeits all rights to any distribution of the second-half tri-superfecta pool.

(g) If a betting interest in the first-half of the tri-superfecta is scratched, those tri-superfecta tickets including the scratched betting interest shall be refunded.

(h) If a betting interest in the second-half of the tri-superfecta is scratched, an announcement concerning the scratch shall be made and a reasonable amount of time shall be provided for exchange of tickets that include the scratched betting interest. If tickets have not been exchanged prior to the close of betting for the second tri-superfecta contest, the ticket holder forfeits all rights to the second-half tri-superfecta pool.

(i) If, due to a late scratch, the number of betting interests in the second-half of the tri-superfecta is reduced to a fewer than the minimum, all exchange tickets and outstanding first-half winning tickets shall be entitled to the second-half tri-superfecta pool for that contest as a single price pool, but not the tri-superfecta carryover.

(j) If there is a dead heat or multiple dead heats in either the first-or second-half of the tri-superfecta, all tri-superfecta tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a betting interest involved in a dead heat as finishing in any dead-heated position, shall be a winner. In the case of a dead heat occurring in the first-half of the tri-superfecta, the payoff shall be calculated as a profit split. In the case of a dead heat occurring in the second-half of the tri-superfecta, the payoff shall be calculated as a single price pool.

(k) If either of the tri-superfecta contests is canceled prior to the first tri-superfecta contest, or the first tri-superfecta contest is declared "no contest," the entire tri-superfecta pool shall be refunded on tri-superfecta wagers for that contest, and the second-half shall be canceled.

(l) If the second-half tri-superfecta contest is canceled or declared "no contest," all exchange tickets and outstanding first-half winning tri-superfecta tickets shall be entitled to the net tri-superfecta pool for that contest as a single price pool, but not the tri-superfecta carryover. If there are no such tickets, the net tri-superfecta pool shall be distributed as described in subparagraph (c) of this regulation.

(m) The tri-superfecta carryover may be capped at a designated level as provided in these racing regulations.

(n) An organization licensee may request permission to distribute the tri-superfecta carryover on a specific performance. The request shall be submitted to the commission in writing and shall include justification for the distribution, an explanation of the benefit to be derived and the intended date and performance when the distribution will be made.

(o) If the tri-superfecta carryover is designated for distribution on a specified date and performance, the following precedence shall be followed in determining winning tickets for the second-half of the tri-superfecta after completion of the first-half of the tri-superfecta:

(p) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, during a performance designated to distribute the tri-superfecta carryover, exchange tickets shall be issued for those combinations selecting the greatest number of betting interests in their correct order of finish for the first-half of the tri-superfecta. If there are no wagers correctly selecting the first-, second-, and third-place finishers, in their exact order, then exchange tickets shall be issued for combinations correctly selecting the first-and second-place betting interests. If there are no wagers correctly selecting the first-and second-place finishers, in their exact order, then exchange tickets shall be issued for combinations correctly selecting the first-place betting interest only. If there are no wagers selecting the first-place betting interest only in the first-half of the tri-superfecta, all first-half tickets shall become winners and shall receive 100 percent of that day's net tri-superfecta pool and any existing tri-superfecta carryover as a single price pool.

(q) The tri-superfecta carryover shall be designated for distribution on a specified date and performance only under the following circum-stances:

(r) If, for any reason, the tri-superfecta carryover must be carried over to the corresponding tri-superfecta pool of a subsequent meeting, the carryover shall be deposited in an interest-bearing account approved by the commission. The tri-superfecta carryover plus accrued interest shall then be added to the second-half tri-superfecta pool of the following meeting on a date and performance designated by the commission.

(s) Providing information to any person regarding covered combinations, amounts wagered on specific combinations or number of tickets sold is prohibited. This shall not prohibit any necessary communication for the processing of pool data between totalisator and parimutuel department employees.

(t) At the beginning of each meeting each organization licensee shall obtain written approval from the commission concerning the scheduling of tri-superfecta contests, the percentages of the net pool added to the first-half pool and the second-half pool and the designated amount of any cap to be set on the carryover. Any modification of the approved tri-superfecta procedures requires prior approval from the commission.